AnnaDuck22
In the Brooder
- Sep 15, 2017
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For the past week I have had two new ducklings. I am new at this and getting the ducks was very sudden. They have been good and I have not had any cause for concern, until today. I have been feeding them my own duck food because nowhere sold any duckling starter crumbs. So I found a recipe online, I've been feeding them:
Sunflower seeds
Linseeds
Oats
Dried fruit
Almonds
Pepitas
Which I made sure all have niacin in them. This was only temporary until I could get my hands on some proper duck food. Everything was blended and all was well. So I could only find chick starter crumbs and could not see medicated anywhere on the packaging. I didn't feed it to them until I was completely sure. I asked other duck owners and they said it should be fine so I gave them some last night along with what I've been feeding them and some new stuff:
Barley
Wheatgerm
Sesame seeds
Lentils
The next day (today) I went to check on them like I have everyday, gave them new water, new food and a little swim but one of them is being really tame (not it's usual character) and the other keeps having almost seizure like spasms. I'm really worried because I love them so much. I have ordered niacin to boost them up a bit so I hope that helps but I was wondering if anyone has idea if the chick feed is what caused this? Please let me know.
Sunflower seeds
Linseeds
Oats
Dried fruit
Almonds
Pepitas
Which I made sure all have niacin in them. This was only temporary until I could get my hands on some proper duck food. Everything was blended and all was well. So I could only find chick starter crumbs and could not see medicated anywhere on the packaging. I didn't feed it to them until I was completely sure. I asked other duck owners and they said it should be fine so I gave them some last night along with what I've been feeding them and some new stuff:
Barley
Wheatgerm
Sesame seeds
Lentils
The next day (today) I went to check on them like I have everyday, gave them new water, new food and a little swim but one of them is being really tame (not it's usual character) and the other keeps having almost seizure like spasms. I'm really worried because I love them so much. I have ordered niacin to boost them up a bit so I hope that helps but I was wondering if anyone has idea if the chick feed is what caused this? Please let me know.